Music: Hit for Shostakovich

The stooped man in the crumpled grey suit stood on the stage of London's
Royal Festival Hall, bowing gently and solemnly to the welling
applause. Twice he withdrew, and twice he returned, walking with
awkward, nervous steps. If Dmitry Shostakovich was surprised by the
ovation, so was his audience by what it had heard: the Shostakovich
Concerto for Cello, being given its London premiere, was one of the
most immediate concert hits in years.